Harper Children’s has created an new internal editorial team focusing on teen and middle grade fiction. Erica Sussman is editorial director of the team, joined by Kristen Pettit, Emilia Rhodes, Alice Jerman, Elizabeth Lynch and Stephanie Stein. Rachel Zugschwert will join Lerner Publishing Group as group marketing director starting January 1. She was most recently director of marketing for Sparkhouse Family. Jill Braithwaite moves over from group marketing director to the role of publishing director, trade. Jenny Krueger has been promoted to publishing director, school & library. Mark Budde has been promoted to executive vice president, chief operations officer. Jaymie Stewart Wolfe will join […]
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The Best of the Best Books of 2017, to Start
The NYT has published lists of their individual critics’ favorite books of the year, from veteran Dwight Garner, newcomer Parul Seghal, the departing Jennifer Senior, and even/still Janet Maslin. Maslin writes, “Mine is the strangest of these lists. I left The Times’s staff two and a half years ago, but apparently I won’t go away. I write intermittently about books with the potential to be popular. The good ones are hard to find.” She gives special thanks to Bill O’Reilly for his spring release Old School (written with Bruce Feirstein). “He’s right about many things, particularly when it comes to […]
Goodreads Winners, And More 2017 Picks
Goodreads announced the winners of their Choice Awards based on online voting in 20 categories. Here are the category winners, sorted by vote totals: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay, by J.K. Rowling (Fantasy: 92,611 votes) The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas (Debut Goodreads Author: 74,925 votes) A Court of Wings and Ruin, by Sarah J. Maas (Young Adult Fantasy: 71,165 votes) The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas (Young Adult Fiction: 59,571 votes) Sleeping Beauties, by Stephen King and Owen King (Horror: 50,519 votes) Into the Water, by Paula Hawkins (Mystery & Thriller: 48,247 votes) Talking […]
Briefs: NYT’s Top Ten Books, And More
The New York Times Book Review editors announced their top ten books of 2017, with the individual critics’ lists still to come. In fiction, Jesmyn Ward’s National Book Award-winning Sing, Unburied, Sing makes the list, along with NBA shortlisted Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, plus: Autumn, by Ali Smith Exit West, by Mohsin Hamid The Power, by Naomi Alderman The nonfiction list: The Evolution of Beauty, by Richard O. Prum Grant, by Ron Chernow Locking Up Our Own, by James Forman Jr. Prairie Fires, by Caroline Fraser Priestdaddy, by Patricia Lockwood People At Workman Publishing, Caitlin Kleinschmidt has been promoted to national accounts […]
People, Etc.
Cheryl L. Davis has joined the Authors Guild as general counsel. She is a former partner at Menaker & Herrmann, where she focused on intellectual property issues and litigating copyright and trademark cases. Davis is also an award-winning playwright. She says in the announcement, “This job is really a dream come true for me. Not only does it open new horizons for me in the practice of intellectual property law, it gives me the opportunity to help my fellow authors and advocate for their rights.” At Putnam, Tara Singh Carlson has been promoted to executive editor. Gallery Books Group associate […]
Briefs: NYT Lists, Pearson’s Deal for Wall Street English, Waterstones Announces New Stores
People Eva Scalzo has joined Speilburg Literary Agency, representing romance and young adult fiction. Best Of Last Wednesday the NYTBR posted their list of 100 notable books for 2017. That means their top 10 list is due later this week. Former NYT book critic Michiko Kakutani doesn’t have a vote this year, but last week she indicated in a Tweet that three of her “favorite novels” from the year are Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, Exit West by Mohsin Hamid, and Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo. Corporate As expected, Pearson has reached a deal to sell their Wall Street English […]